New, outgoing board members recognized at Family and Children's Services

By the Midland Daily News

Published 8:00 am, Thursday, February 21, 2013

Family and Children’s Services of Mid-Michigan recently elected LouAnn Bensinger, curriculum administrator for English Language Arts & World Language at Midland Public Schools, to its board of directors.

The Midland agency also recognized outgoing board members Wendy Traschen, of B+B Marketing Communications, and Bill Weideman, of The Dow Chemical Co. Traschen and Weideman both served six years on the board.

“We are delighted to welcome LouAnn to Family and Children’s Services and we are grateful to Wendy and Bill for their years of support,” said Beth Sorenson Prince, chief executive officer for the agency. “The dedication and hard work of our staff, joined by the support from our board, has made the agency the success that it is today. Together, our teams work relentlessly to offer a breadth of services to the Great Lakes Bay Region. We have been providing a safety net to individuals and families since 1925 and are all looking forward to a new year where we can work to reintroduce our wonderful agency to the community and raise awareness about the services that we offer.”

“It is our goal to support people through all life changes,” said Sorenson Prince. “No matter what an individual needs for counseling, education and support — we’ll be there.”

Family and Children’s therapists can help with many issues, including relationship difficulties, anxiety, anger, stress and behavioral/emotional difficulties of children. Agency services available include pre- and post-natal, child and youth, prevention, substance abuse, counseling, as well as an employee assistance program.

Those interested in learning more about Family and Children’s Services of Mid-Michigan, located at 1714 Eastman Ave., may call (989) 631-5390 or visit www.fcs-midland.org